Tuesday, March 12, 2024

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Hello Everyone!  St. Patrick's Day is fast approaching!  I have a lovely and simple card to share with you created by Chari Hogsett!


This card features our "Happy St. Patrick's Day" Red Rubber Unmounted stamp No. J341.  This sentiment is also featured in our Polymer Clear Stamp Set No. Y217 St. Patrick's Innies and Outies, even thought the sentiment is slightly smaller.  The double Shamrock is from Polymer Clear Set No. Y547 Irish Blessings.                       

Chari began by adhering a piece of patterned paper to a white card.  She then cut a piece of our 2" Web Ribbon in Moss Green (70198) and adhered it to the the center of the patterned paper.  She stamped "Happy St. Patrick's Day with dark green ink on a scrap piece of white cardstock along with the double shamrocks and finally adhered this to a slightly larger green mat.

To finish the card, Chari adhered Happy St. Patrick's Day to the green Web Ribbon.  Easy and delightful card.  Thanks Chari!

Hope you enjoy this card!

Susan


Friday, March 8, 2024

Our St. Patrick's Day wish for you!

 Hello Everyone:

As St. Patrick's Day will fall on Sunday this year, I would like to share one last card with you that we just couldn't leave out!


This card was made by me using the same Triangle pattern I used on one of the last Christmas cards.  After placing my coordinating triangle pattern paper pieces onto a cream card, I wrapped a piece of our beautiful 3/8"Green Velvet Shimmer Ribbon (70972) in the center and adhered the ends to the back.  This piece was then adhered to a slightly larger full card

To finish, I used our Wood Mounted Red Rubber Stamp S175 and stamped the top image (it has two on it) onto a piece of scrap cream cardstock.


I added some green glitter to the shamrock leaves.  After all, you can never have too much, especially when it's on that lovely ribbon, right?

All of us at Creative Impressions wish you a wonderful St. Patty's Day filled with fun!  It is my son's birthday as well, so I know we will be partying!

Susan




Tuesday, March 5, 2024

It's Good to be Green!

Hello Everyone!  Can you believe how quickly the month of February is behind us and we are on to March?  I sure can't!  Time to get ready for my kids' birthdays and St. Patty's Day (my son's birthday is St. Patty's Day).  Here is a card designed for the occasion:


For this card I adhered a piece of patterned paper to a white card.  I then adhered a piece of 2" Web Ribbon in Lime (70183) towards the left side of the card.

I stamped various images from Creative Impressions Stamp Set M165 Lucky Green onto scrap squares of white cardstock with green ink.  I blended some green ink onto the edges of the squares and adhered all of them to a darker green piece of scrap cardstock.  These were then adhered with foam tape to three different areas of the card.

Finally, I threaded a piece of dark green Thin Jute Twine into the holes of a White Small Button (51000), creating a bow in the back.  The button was then adhered onto the Web Ribbon in-between two of the sentiments.

Another easy and fun card.  Try it!

Susan


Tuesday, February 20, 2024

To Love and Cherish

 Hello Everyone!  If you have been following our blog the last few weeks, you will see a theme - cards made with the Bridge card pattern!  They are so easy and clever and Creative Impressions has lots of perfect stamps for this technique!  Here is a wedding card I recently created:


Following the Bridge Card pattern, I cut two pieces of #80342 To Love and Cherish Ribbon Expressions and adhered them to two strips of scrap green cardstock.  Before adhering to the pattern paper on each side of the card, I adhered a Yellow Heart Brad #90394 to both strips, one at the bottom and one at the top.    Then the strips were adhered to the side pieces of the card.

I added a piece of the patterned paper to the back of the card and added the sentiment from the CI Stamp set, # YCC221 Wedding Carriage Silhouette stamped in Navy Blue, inked around the edges and adhered to a slight larger green mat before adhering to the card back.

Now I stamped the horse and carriage from the same stamp set onto a piece of scrap white cardstock.  I inked the carriage with Navy Blue and the horse with Brown ink and stamped.  The entire piece was cut out and adhered to the card front, to which was previously adhered a piece of patterned paper.

That's it!  I think this card is so cute!  It reminds me of my own wedding many years ago when my husband and I had a horse and carriage take  us to our reception!

Give this card technique a try!

I will be taking a week off from blogging, but I'll be back with some new and fun cards!

Enjoy!

Susan

Tuesday, February 13, 2024

Candy Hearts and Flowers for you!

 Hello Everyone:

Happy almost Valentine's Day from Creative Impressions!  We have a darling card created by Chari Hogsett for you today!

I thought this card was so creative!  Chari began by adhering a slightly smaller black mat to a white card.  She then created two flowers by layering a large White Felt Blossom (Pastel 62201) with a Large White Sheer Blossom and holding the two blossoms together with a Metallic Red Country Heart (90331).  For the second flower, Chari did the same thing, except she substituted a  large sheer Magenta Sheer Blossom (60700).  These blossoms were then adhered to the right side of the black mat.

The "Love Candies" from Creative Impressions Stamp Set M124 Love Candies were stamped in red onto a pink design paper strip and the strip was then adhered to the left side of the black mat.  That's it!  Super easy and a darling card.

Thank you, Chari, for sharing your sweet card with us!

Enjoy!

Susan

Tuesday, February 6, 2024

A Heart Pocket for you!

Hello Everyone!  I found this darling heart pocket pattern awhile ago and decided to pull it out and make this fun Valentine's Card for you!


The pattern is so easy.  It is basically four scallops together with two of them folded up to create the pocket. Once it was folded, I black embossed "Happy Valentine's Day #Y546 Be Mine Sentiments                    to the back of the heart.


To finish the pocket, I created a flower  using our Iridescent and Transparent Blossom in White #61201, Medium Felt Blossom in Black #62220 and Small Felt Blossom in White # 62001 Pastel,                                                                       adhering all together with a Medium Heart Brad # 90313.  I poked a hole in the center of the pocket and spread out the brad prongs in the back.

Next step was to create a tag to go in the pocket.  I cut a small tag and rounded the top to mimic the top of the heart.  I stamped the cupid from the same stamp set "Be Mine Sentiments"(such a versatile set) in black onto the tag and then stamped "Be Mine" from the same set.  I inked the tag edges with red ink all the way around and punched a hole in the top of the tag.  I used our 1/4" Single Stitch Ribbon in Pink with Red Stitching #70913 at the top of the tag and wrapped our Black Thin Twine #80605 around the ribbon, creating a bow at the same time.

Here again is the finished card once the tag is placed inside:

You still have time to create some Valentines with Creative Impressions stamps!

Enjoy!

Susan


    

Tuesday, January 23, 2024

Hugs and Kisses

 Hello Everyone!  Today we are sending you "hugs and kisses" from Creative Impressions with this new Valentine card:


This wonderful stamp set is from CI #M163 Love Grows.  I began by Stamping the garden of hearts with dark green ink on a piece of cream cardstock.  I then colored the hearts with a dark pink marker and heat embossed them with a sparkly clear embossing powder that I added by using a two-way glue pen first.  I then stamped "Happy Valentine's Day" underneath the heart flowers.  

To ground the "heart" flowers, I used a piece of our Mini Rick Rack in Dark Green #70754, adhering the ends around the back of the piece.  I placed a piece of paper cut with an edge punch lower than the Valentine stamped piece and then placed a  piece of our Ribbon Expressions Hugs and Kisses #80359.  To finish I added a Black Mini Round #90102 on each end of the ribbon piece.  Here is a close up of the piece.


The entire cardstock piece was adhered to a piece of patterned paper previously adhered to a dark pink mat and finally to a cream card.

Hope you will try and make this card yourself.  It is so perfect for sending to just about anyone!

Enjoy!

Susan